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Q & A with Sonia Patel
In 'Rani Patel in Full Effect,' debut YA novelist Sonia Patel introduces a teenager living in Hawaii with her Gujarati Indian immigrant parents, struggling to find her identity and discover where she belongs.
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Ellen Hopkins: Author as Confessor
Ellen Hopkins, a pioneer in issue-based, character-driven teen fiction, on pushing boundaries and not censoring her characters.
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Four Questions for Megan Whalen Turner
Megan Whalen Turner will continue her Queen's Thief fantasy adventure saga in 'Thick as Thieves,' due out next May 16, whose title and cover are revealed here.
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Q & A with David Macaulay
Caldecott Medalist David Macaulay spoke with PW about 'The Way Things Work Now,' a new edition of his now-classic work.
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Q & A with Caren Stelson
In the preface to her debut book, 'Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story,' Minneapolis writer Caren Stelson relates an event in a Minneapolis park on August 26, 2005 that changed her life.
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Trenton Lee Stewart Accidentally Starts a Mystery on Goodreads
An author recently found himself at the center of a social media mystery that he never could have imagined.
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Q & A with Adam Gidwitz
It's no exaggeration to say that Adam Gidwitz's new novel, 'The Inquisitor's Tale,' was hundreds of years in the making (although it "only" took him six years to write).
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Q & A with Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson combined her songwriting skills and some of her "Mom" instincts to write a picture book inspired by her desire to create travel keepsakes for her daughter.
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Gene Luen Yang Gets 2016 'Genius Grant'
Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang, author of the YA graphic novels 'American Born Chinese' and 'Boxers' and 'Saints,' both nominated for National Book Awards, was among 23 recipients of this year's MacArthur fellowships – the so-called Genius Grants.
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Sleeper Success: Linda Kranz
Globe Pequot wants to break out one of its bestselling – and least known – authors and artists with two new books this fall.
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Yang Issues 'Reading Without Walls Challenge'
For years, teachers, librarians, and booksellers have worked to encourage reading by creating booklists that link a popular title to read-alikes. Gene Luen Yang wants to turn that practice inside out.
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Obituary: Barbara Seuling
Children's book author and illustrator Barbara Seuling, a former editor also known for teaching about writing for young people, died September 12 in Lebanon, N.H. of complications from cancer. She was 79.
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Q & A with Jennifer Weiner
Author Jennifer Weiner has written her first book for younger readers, 'The Littlest Bigfoot,' about a misfit human girl, Alice, who rescues and then befriends a Bigfoot girl named Millie, whose hidden world Alice swears to protect.
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Obituary: Anna Dewdney
The children's author-illustrator, whose Llama Llama picture books are million-copy bestsellers, died on September 3 from brain cancer. She was 50.
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Obituary: Brian Wildsmith
British children's author and illustrator Brian Wildsmith, praised for his creative range of style and subject, died on August 31 in Grasse, France. He was 86.
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Q & A with Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey is kicking off his new Captain Underpants spinoff series, Dog Man, with a multi-city Dog-gone Spectacular Superheroes Tour.
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Adam Rex and Christian Robinson Head Back to 'School'
The author-illustrator team interviewed each other about their picture book collaboration, 'School's First Day of School,' which is out in time for back-to-school season.
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Obituary: Joyce Carol Thomas
Award-winning author, poet, and playwright Joyce Carol Thomas, whose works largely focused on family and the African-American experience, died on August 13. She was 79.
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Adam Silvera Returns to Paper Lantern Lit
Novelist Adam Silvera has joined Paper Lantern Lit as community manager, adding another entry to his publishing resumé.
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A 'Fantabulous' Centenary Celebration for Roald Dahl
Penguin Young Readers Group and the Roald Dahl Literary Estate are marking the centennial of his birth with an extensive yearlong commemoration.
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